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When you’re looking for an outside of the box gift idea, Cameo is certainly a website that ticks all the boxes.
Whether it’s for a birthday, Christmas or bachelor/bachelorette gift, buying that special person a message from a famous face, that they can cherish forever, could be the way to go.
It’s hard to get up-close-and-personal with both former and current sports stars, so the team at OLBG decided to investigate who was the most cost effective sports personality on Cameo to receive a personalized message from.
Looking at sports such as football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, boxing/MMA and wrestling - here is who the team discovered to be the sports star on Cameo.
WWE Superstar Matt Hardy tops the chart
Matt Hardy is a household name in the WWE universe, having been a professional wrestler since his debut in 1992.
Currently working with All Elite Wrestling, Matt will always be remembered for his time in WWE alongside his brother, Jeff Hardy, as one of the most decorated tag teams in the history of professional wrestling.
According to the data collected, Matt Hardy is the best sports star to receive a Cameo message from due to his price and reviews. For $110, you can buy a personalized message from Hardy, who has provided over 900 messages and maintained a perfect 5 star rating from reviews.
Wrestling stars dominate the top three spots, with WWE icon and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle in second place. Angle has always been considered a charismatic athlete and $100 was one of the better value prices available considering both his overall reputation as a 13-time World Champion and excellent reviews.
Another WWE superstar takes third place in the rankings in the form of Anthony Carelli, better known as ‘Santino Marella’ in the wrestling world. Santino only charges $50 for a Cameo message but he has also only compiled just over 200 messages, which is substantially lower than the huge numbers produced by his former WWE colleagues.
In fourth spot, we have two-time NBA Champion and one of the greatest players Spain has ever produced in Pau Gasol. Having only retired professionally in 2021, Gasol is currently enjoying life after basketball and is popular in the Cameo community, despite his $300 price tag.
Another WWE superstar made the top five, with high-flying Rob Van Dam also selling personalized messages for $100. ‘RVD’ has a perfect 5 star rating, but having only done 94 Cameo messages in total, he couldn’t quite crack a place in the top three.
Going into the bottom half of the top ten, we have former Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson and return specialist/wide receiver, Josh Cribbs, in sixth and seventh, respectively. They’re joined by former NHL superstar Jeremy Roenick, and former wide receiver and Super Bowl XLV Champion Greg Jennings.
Three-time Super Bowl Champion and former running back James White also made the top ten. White spent his whole NFL career at the New England Patriots and holds four Super Bowl records for most receptions (14), most receiving yards by a running back (110), most points scored (20 now tied with Jalen Hurts), and most points scored in overtime (six).
With four of the top five spots going the way of wrestlers, it’s fair to say that those who once proudly wore the singlets continue to provide value outside of the ring.
The likes of George St-Pierre, Chael Sonnen, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Lennox Lewis are also available on Cameo.
Lennox Lewis is also available on Cameo -nikkon-, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Methodology
Everyone who features in the data appears on the US section of https://www.cameo.com/.
Metrics for the index taken into consideration: Individual cost, business cost, number of ratings, rating average, net worth and social media following.
Celebritynetworth.com was used to check a former/current athlete's net worth and, in the event that the talent didn’t have Twitter, Instagram followers were used.
